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Echinacea

© Michelle Alton

Echinacea

Uploaded: June 06, 2013

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Not a big story here, except that bees in North America are dying off in terrifying numbers. What happens to life as we know it, when pollination ceases?
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Zac Browning, a fourth-generation commercial beekeeper who has hives in Idaho, North Dakota and California, said the nation is "on the brink" of not having enough bees to pollinate its crops.
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Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 160, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 270.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Gord MacEachern June 06, 2013

The tones suit your question Michelle, well done!! #1531270

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic June 06, 2013

Fabulous details and great tones, Michelle. People need to be aware of the crises we are facing. #10723610

Danny B. Head June 06, 2013

Sad facts, but a beautifully captured image! #10723627

Kathy Reeves June 06, 2013

Love the tones and mood you created. What a shame about the bee. Now that I think about it, I have not seen nearly as many bees and I did 4 o 5 years ago. #10723642

Sheila Faryna level-addict June 06, 2013

Exquisite capture!! So sad about the bees though. My brother is a beekeeper and has seen first hand the bee populations decline :-( #10723685

Monnie Ryan June 06, 2013

Just gorgeous, Michelle! And I agree the declining bee population is a real problem. #10723698

Hendrik Storme June 06, 2013

WONDERFUL!!!! #10723924

frank w. degenhardt June 07, 2013

Actually it is a big story. We mess with the way things get pollinated and nature will react, and not to the good for us. I love the soft colors of the flower and how you let the bee be the main subject. Beautifully done my friend. #10724840

Katherine Kuhn June 07, 2013

Beautiful capture, Michelle. I had a hive of bumble bees make a home in one of my birdhouses this year! #10725463

Jeffrey R. Bange June 08, 2013

Beautiful capture and story to go with it Michelle, it really is a shame at the alarming rate that the bees are dying off. #10726692

Michael Lynch June 14, 2013

Beautiful photo but, sad story. #10733280

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